SSCN SEGMENT 2-B: Great Australian Bight Marine Park Bathymetry Survey (April 2024)

EGS survey data from the RV Bold Explorer details bathymetry, seabed features, and shallow geology for a proposed subsea cable route. The dataset covers a specific segment within the Great Australian Bight Marine Park, with calibration and data acquisition occurring in April 2024. Geoscience Australia Data published this dataset, which is not intended for navigational use.

Use Cases

• Modeling seabed topography for subsea cable route planning based on bathymetry data.
• Analyzing seabed features and shallow geology for environmental impact assessments.
• Calibrating marine survey equipment using documented verification procedures from April 2024.
• Studying the marine geology of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park based on the survey's spatial coverage.

Strengths

• Data acquisition followed a documented calibration process for positioning and multibeam systems on specific dates (17th-20th April 2024).
• Survey scope includes multiple data types: bathymetry, seabed features, and shallow geology.
• Dataset is confined to a defined, protected area: the Great Australian Bight Marine Park.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Acquired via a marine survey onboard the RV Bold Explorer, using multibeam echosounders and other sensors.

Time Range

Survey operations occurred in April 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 18:41:05.287506; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Australian Bight Marine Park, Australia.